"Alfredo Portes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Martin Rubey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > But with Mingw, you don't get graphics, nor HyperDoc, do you?
> 
> Nop :(
> 
> >> > Hm, in this case, I think time would be better spent if we make FriCAS a 
> >> > cygwin
> >> > package as explained on http://cygwin.com/setup.html .
> >>
> >> ... we would be requiring to install Cygwin?
> >
> > I absolutely need HyperDoc and graphics.  Is there a way to have FriCAS 
> > without
> > cygwin provide this?
> 
> Then an option would be to create a new package, and advise not to have
> cygwin installed.  For those that have cygwin, then they can compile fricas
> from source anyways...

I guess this is not an option for the avarage first term student, who never saw
unix before.

> If you have the chance the compile Fricas and provide me with the build
> directory, I can make a new package for you.

That's very kind.  I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

For what it's worth, looking through the web, I found some pages that possibly
explain how to install "unsupported" cygwin packages:

http://www.physionet.org/physiotools/xview/#windows

Also, there is "Install from Local Directory" in setup.exe, but I do not know
yet whether this is what I need.

I'd like to have the students:

* download some files from MathAction and put them on their Desktop

* start setup.exe

* somehow select these files, and have everything (also the dependencies listed
  in INSTALL.CYGWIN) installed, ideally also an icon they can click on to start
  "efricas" (from the fricas/contrib/emacs directory) which starts emacs with
  fricas in it.

Martin



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